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CHEK2 gene alterations in the forkhead-associated domain, 1100delC and del5395 do not modify the risk of sporadic pancreatic cancer.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Oct 2010
Mohelnikova-Duchonova Beatrice, Havranek Ondrej, Hlavata Ivona, Foretova Lenka, Kleibl Zdenek, Pohlreich Petr, Soucek Pavel
Abstract excerpt
Checkpoint kinase 2 gene (CHEK2) alterations increase risk of several cancer types. We analyzed selected CHEK2 alterations in 270 Czech pancreatic cancer patients and in 683 healthy controls. The pancreatic cancer risk was higher in individuals who inherited rare alterations in CHEK2 region involving forkhead-associated domain other than I157T (OR=5.14; 95% CI=0.94-28.23) but the observed association was...
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